Gerontology Schools in Chicago

Chicago, IL
(population: 2,878,948) has
twelve gerontology schools within
its city limits.
Saint Xavier University, the highest ranked school in the city with a gerontology program, has a total student population of 5,028. It is the
348th highest ranked school in the USA and the
11th highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Gerontology students from Chicago schools who go on to become
gerontologists,
physicians,
clinical dietitians,
medical staff physicians, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 1,308,380 people working as
life, physical, and social science employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$65,660.
Also, Rehabilitation counselors make on average $34,710 per year and there are about 112,690 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are
2,000 employed rehabilitation counselors earning an average salary of
$39,190. Life, physical, and social science employees in this area earn
$68,590/yr and there are 29,940 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the
49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment
rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Thus, about 8 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by life, physical, and social science employees,
and 1/1000 are held by rehabilitation counselors.

Of the 12 gerontology schools
in
Chicago,
only 4 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
DePaul University
comes out as the most expensive ($23,656/yr) for gerontology students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College as the lowest, reported at only $5,604/yr.

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Gerontology Schools in Chicago

Chicago, IL
(population: 2,878,948) has
twelve gerontology schools within
its city limits.
Saint Xavier University, the highest ranked school in the city with a gerontology program, has a total student population of 5,028. It is the
348th highest ranked school in the USA and the
11th highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Gerontology students from Chicago schools who go on to become
gerontologists,
physicians,
clinical dietitians,
medical staff physicians, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 1,308,380 people working as
life, physical, and social science employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$65,660.
Also, Rehabilitation counselors make on average $34,710 per year and there are about 112,690 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are
2,000 employed rehabilitation counselors earning an average salary of
$39,190. Life, physical, and social science employees in this area earn
$68,590/yr and there are 29,940 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the
49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment
rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Thus, about 8 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by life, physical, and social science employees,
and 1/1000 are held by rehabilitation counselors.

Of the 12 gerontology schools
in
Chicago,
only 4 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
DePaul University
comes out as the most expensive ($23,656/yr) for gerontology students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College as the lowest, reported at only $5,604/yr.